How to write a complete sentence: a Grade 1 guide with examples

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎯 A complete sentence tells a complete thought.
• ✏️ It starts with a capital letter.
• 🛑 It ends with a punctuation mark (like a period, question mark, or exclamation point).
• 👦 It has a subject (who or what the sentence is about).
• 🏃 It has a verb (what the subject does or is).

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is a complete sentence?
   1. A. The cat.
   2. B. The cat sleeps.
   3. C. Sleeps.
2. Which punctuation mark usually ends a statement?
   1. A. Question mark (?)
   2. B. Exclamation point (!)
   3. C. Period (.)
3. What should the first letter of a sentence be?
   1. A. Lowercase
   2. B. Capital
   3. C. Number
4. Which of these sentences is missing a verb?
   1. A. I play.
   2. B. The dog runs.
   3. C. She happy.
5. Which sentence is a question?
   1. A. I like apples.
   2. B. Do you like apples?
   3. C. Apples are good.
6. Which sentence shows strong feeling?
   1. A. I am happy.
   2. B. I am happy!
   3. C. I am happy.
7. Which sentence has both a subject and a verb?
   1. A. Running fast.
   2. B. The boy.
   3. C. The boy is running.